# Sonapur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Sonapur

Sonapur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,036 people in 414 households**, the 54th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 2,036people (2011)
- 414households
- 45.4%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Sonapur PIN code and other codes

Sonapur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSudhani
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code225013

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sonapur from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)65 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sonapur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sonapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Doasi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sonapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sonapur

Of every 100 households in Sonapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sonapur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sonapur?

■ Sonapur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**960

Working population ****24.7%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 38.9% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 105 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barsoi

- Basantpur2,225 people
- Chhaghara2,149 people
- Gobindpur2,119 people
- Pamra2,062 people
- Kothar1,981 people
- Karanpur1,972 people
- Matbari1,957 people
- Gobindpur1,940 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sonapur from Katihar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sonapur?2,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sonapur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sonapur?45.4% (Census 2011)